Rail tie and fastener.



E. E. EDDY.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION H'LED mmza, 1917.

Patented 001;. 9, 1917.

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.. EDDY, or STONY CREEK, NEW YORK.

To all "whom, it may concern: 1

Be it known that' I, EARL ELEDDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stony Creek, in the county of Warren and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Ties and Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description-of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in metallic rail ties of that type. having their upper or topwalls provided with rail seats,

and having cushion elements for the rails located within the seats; and the primary obj ect of theinvention is to admit of cushion elements of various widths being employedand effectively held within the seats.

Another object of the invention istoassociate with each tie a novel form of rail fastening device that will effectively hold the rail against creeping or spreading, and so mounted on the tie that accidental disconnection of the fastening device will be prevented;

A'further object of the invention is the provision of ametallic-tie, formed of opposed and detachably connected sections,

which are eifectively insulated from each other, so that the tie can be readily employed on'a railroad equipped with block, or other suitable signaling system, and can also be employed on an electric railway.

. Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my 1n vention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to'the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which: 1

' Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tie constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the tie equipped, at each end, with an improved type ofrail-fasteningv device,

Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of one end of the tie with the adjacent rail partly in section, and'also showing the connection between the opposed sections of each tie, partly in section, a

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective new of one of the sections of which the tie is composed 1 with the cushion and rail-fastening device 'narrj'rrrn AND rAs'rENEnL i cat of t rfla Patented Oct. 9, 1917. Application filed. January 23,1917. Serial No. 143,915. I

element that insulates'the opposing sections of the tie from each other,

a Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a filler deslgned to be positioned in one of the rail seats, so as to admit of a cushion element,

having a' width less than the width of the rail seat, being employed, and 1g. 6 is a side elevation of one of the rail-fastening elements removed. from operas tlve position. r

Referring to the drawing in detail, and particularly to Fig. l of the drawing, the

tie is shown as consisting of apair of metallie and hollow sections 1. The sections 1 of the tie are arranged in opposing relation, and the opposing ends of the respective sec t1ons are provided with rectangular shaped flanges 2, which are secured to each other by which are also formed of insulating mate-v rial and are located adjacent the opposite ends of the bolts and engage the outer faces of the respective flanges 2. Each section 1 of the tie has its upper or top wall provided,

adjacent'the outer end thereof, with a cutout portion 7, which forms a .rail seat, and which receives a cushion element 8, formed preferably of rubber, but it is to be understood that wood or any other material can be employed. The cushion element 8 engages beneath the base flange of' a rail 9, so 'as to admit of the desired cushioning effect being had for the rail during the passage of rolling stock over the rails of the track. The cushion elements 8 are to be of the samewidths as the base flanges of the rails employed; that is if rails having base.

flanges of approximately the same width as the seats 7 are used, then cushion elements of widths approximately equal tothe width. of the seats 7 will be employed, and if rails are used that have base flanges of a smaller width than the seats 7, then cushion eleless than the widths of the seats 7, as shown be interposed between one of the longitudielement.

in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawing, fillers 10 are employed. Each filler consists of a rectangular shapedplate 10, which is adapted to be inserted within one of the recesses and to nal edges of the adjacent cushion element and oneiof the side walls of the seat 7, as shown in Fig. 2- of the drawing, so as to fill the space left hetween the cushion ele-' ment and one of the walls of the seat 7, so as to prevent lateral. shifting of the cushion It will, of course, be understood that the widths of the fillers to be employed will depend upon the widths'of the spaces between the cushion elements employed and the adjacent walls of the seat 7.

. Each side of each section 1 of the tie'is provided, adjacent the outer. end of the tie,

with a recess 11, which opens into the up per wall of the tie body, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The

recesses 11 extend beneath the seat 7 and elongated plates 12 are fitted within the recesses 11 and have their upper edges provided with cutout portions 13 the walls of which lie fiush with the walls of the adjacent seat 7. The plates 12 are also provided with vertically disposed. recesses 14, one of the recesses 14 being located to one side of the cutout portion 13 and has its upper end opening through the upper edge I of the plate 12, and the other recess 14 has tion.

its upper end opening through the lower wall of the cutout portion 13, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The inner walls of the recesses 14: are provided with openings 15 for the reception of bolts 16, which extend transversely through the tie body, so as to hold the plates 12 in operative posi- Associated with each side of each section 1, adjacent the outer end thereof,

are a pair of rail fastening-elements each of which is designated, as an entirety, by

the numeral 17. Each rail fastening ele-' ment 1? comprises a rertical portion 18,

which is adapted tov be removably received by one of the recesses 1% in the adjacent side of the tie body, and a laterally extending.

of the adjacentrail 9, as shown more par-- ticularly in Fig. l'of thedrawing. Each head 9 has its ininr side provided with a laterally extending shoulder 20 which over.

insane-a,

ing devices 17, which are received by those recesses 1a which have their upper. ends opening into the cutout portions 13, overlie the filler plates 10, so as to prevent vertical movement of the filler plates when the latter are in operative position. It will, of course, be understood that the width of the space between each pair of recesses 1% will rail; and also upon the widths of the filler 7 0 depend upon the width of thebase flange of the rails-employed, so as to admit of the plates 10, employed, so that the latter can be engaged by the shoulders on those fastening elements 17 that are received by the recesses 14 which communicate with the cutout portions 13.

Various changes might be resorted to in the construction, form and arrangement of the several. parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, is: g

1. A rail'tie comprising a body portion having cutout portions in the upper wall thereof to provide rail seats, cushion elements located within the seats, afiller positioned within each cutout portion and interposed between one of the walls of the cutoutportion and the adjacent cushion element, rail-fastening elements associated with the tie and arranged, respectively, on opposite sides of the tie, and laterally extending shoulders carried by certain of the rail-fastening elements and overlying the fillers, for the purpose specified.

2. A rail tie comprising a body portionhaving rail seats formed on the upper wall adjacent the opposite ends thereof, plates located on opposite sides of the body and disposed below the rail seats and having recesses therein, rail fastening elements associatedwith the plates and each including a vertical portion received by one of the recesses in the adjacent plate, a rail base flange-engagin portion carried by the upper end of the vertical portion, and a lateral extension carried. by the rail flangeengaging portion and overlying the upper wall of the tie body.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EARL E. EDDY. Witnesses:

' ADA PUTNA AUSTIN Hows.- 

